"Okie From Muskogee" seems like the last song The Grateful Dead would cover, but maybe that's because they were in on the ...

A decade ago, Merle Haggard died on the same day he turned 79 after sharing a premonition that his final moments would coincide with his birthday. The country music singer fell ill with pneumonia in ...

On June 28, 1966, country music was quietly changed in a Hollywood recording studio. That day, Merle Haggard entered the famed Capitol Recording Studio in Los Angeles to cut what would become one of ...

Modern country music owes a great debt to Roy Nichols. The groundbreaking guitarist was supporting “Bakersfield Sound” icon Lefty Frizzell when a fresh-out-of-juvenile-lockup Merle Haggard saw him ...

Get to know Merle Haggard’s kids: Dana, Marty, Kelli, Noel, Jenessa and Ben While country singer Merle Haggard was making a name as a maverick of the “Bakersfield sound,” he was also welcoming his ...

Duane Merle MacWilliams, 84, of Harborcreek, PA, passed away peacefully on June 27, 2026, surrounded by his loving family. Beloved by many, he was a strong and steady anchor, fiercely loyal and ...

Manchester - Merle Henry Boeckenstedt, 81, of Manchester, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, July 2, 2026, at the Regional Medical Center in Manchester. Online condolences may be sent to ...

David Merle Yingling, 77, passed away Friday at Van Zandt VA Medical Center after an extended illness. David was born in Altoona, son of the late Paul and Julia Yingling. He is survived by brothers, ...

He landed three top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100: "Tallahassee Lassie," "Way Down Yonder in New Orleans" and "Palisades ...